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Elizabeth Lowell

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Elizabeth Lowell is actually a pen name for the real person named Ann Charters Maxwell. Maxwell was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1944. She was educated at the University of California, Davis and the University of California, Riverside, where she received a B.A. in 1966. She married Evan visa mer Maxwell, a journalist, on September 4, 1966. They have published numerous novels together including The Silk Strategy, The Ruby, Steal the Sun, Redwood Empire, and The Golden Mountain. Maxwell started her writing career in 1975 with the science fiction novel Change. She has written over 60 novels and one non-fiction book. The novels range from science fiction to historical fiction, from romance to mystery to suspense. She has written under numerous pen names including A. E. Maxwell, Annalise Sun, and Lowell Charters. In 1982, she began publishing romance novels as Elizabeth Lowell. She was awarded the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award in 1994, Romance Writers of America Best Historical Romance in 1994, and the Lifetime Achievement Award in 1994. Her title Beautiful Sacrifice made The New York Times Best Seller List for 2012. (Bowker Author Biography) visa färre
Särskiljningsinformation:

(eng) Ann Elizabeth Charters Maxwell wrote as Ann Maxwell, Elizabeth Lowell, Annalise Sun and Lowell Charters. As A. E. Maxwell, she wrote in collaboration with her husband Evan Maxwell.

The A. E. Maxwell author page; however the two pages should not be combined due to the existence of another author called A. E. Maxwell.

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Midnight in Ruby Bayou (2000) 755 exemplar
The Wrong Hostage (2006) 725 exemplar
Pearl Cove (1999) 717 exemplar
Moving Target (2001) 709 exemplar
Jade Island (1998) 664 exemplar
Die in Plain Sight (2003) 639 exemplar
Running Scared (2002) 637 exemplar
The Color of Death (2004) 630 exemplar
Always Time to Die (2005) 614 exemplar
Innocent as Sin (2007) 593 exemplar
Untamed (1993) 592 exemplar
Blue Smoke and Murder (2008) 591 exemplar
Forbidden (1993) 574 exemplar
Enchanted (1994) 543 exemplar
Winter Fire (1996) 446 exemplar
Death Echo (2010) 441 exemplar
Only His (1991) 412 exemplar
Only Love (1995) 402 exemplar
Only You (1992) 397 exemplar
Only Mine (1992) 394 exemplar
Autumn Lover (1996) 385 exemplar
Tell Me No Lies (1986) 376 exemplar
Beautiful Dreamer (2001) 357 exemplar
To the Ends of the Earth (1998) 352 exemplar
Eden Burning (2002) 337 exemplar
The Secret Sister (2005) 335 exemplar
A Woman Without Lies (1985) 331 exemplar
Reckless Love (1990) 330 exemplar
Whirlpool (2006) 319 exemplar
Warrior (1991) 301 exemplar
Lover in the Rough (1984) 300 exemplar
This Time Love (2003) 299 exemplar
Remember Summer (1999) 298 exemplar
Desert Rain (1996) 297 exemplar
Death is Forever (2004) 295 exemplar
Forget Me Not (1984) 293 exemplar
Fire and Rain (1990) 278 exemplar
Fire Dancer (1982) 266 exemplar
Granite Man (1991) 257 exemplar
Outlaw (1991) 257 exemplar
Beautiful Sacrifice (2012) 253 exemplar
Where the Heart Is (1997) 253 exemplar
Shadow and Silk (1997) 251 exemplar
Fever (1988) 237 exemplar
Chain Lightning (1988) 230 exemplar
Dancer's Luck (1983) 225 exemplar
Too Hot to Handle (1986) 221 exemplar
Dangerous Refuge (2013) 211 exemplar
Dancer's Illusion (1983) 201 exemplar
Dark Fire (1988) 199 exemplar
Sweet Wind, Wild Wind (1987) 173 exemplar
Timeshadow Rider (1986) 167 exemplar
Night Diver (2014) 162 exemplar
Perfect Touch (2015) 145 exemplar
Love Song for a Raven (1987) 135 exemplar
Change (1975) 131 exemplar
The Diamond Tiger (1992) 123 exemplar
The Ruby (1995) 103 exemplar
The Secret Sisters (1993) 94 exemplar
A Dead God Dancing (1979) 94 exemplar
Just Another Day in Paradise (1985) 80 exemplar
The Jaws of Menx (1981) 77 exemplar
Money Burns (1991) 74 exemplar
The Art of Survival (1989) 74 exemplar
Gatsby's Vineyard (1987) 68 exemplar
The Frog and the Scorpion (1986) 67 exemplar
Name of a Shadow (1980) 61 exemplar
Just Enough Light to Kill (1988) 60 exemplar
The Fire of Spring (1986) 59 exemplar
The King of Nothing (1992) 53 exemplar
Murder Hurts (1993) 49 exemplar
Redwood Empire (1987) 49 exemplar
Granite Man [and] Warrior (2007) 46 exemplar
Fire and Rain [AND] Outlaw (2007) 45 exemplar
Summer Games (1984) 40 exemplar
Summer Gold (Sweet Wind ∙ Wild Wind / A Wolf River Summer) (2003) — Bidragsgivare — 38 exemplar
Summer Thunder (1983) 38 exemplar
The Danvers Touch (1983) 34 exemplar
The Singer Enigma (1976) 34 exemplar
Traveling Man (1985) 32 exemplar
Thunderheart (1992) 31 exemplar
Valley of the Sun (1983) 31 exemplar
Sequel (1986) 29 exemplar
Fires of Eden (1986) 27 exemplar
Summer Lovers (3-in-1) (1997) — Bidragsgivare — 21 exemplar
Steal the Sun (1981) 20 exemplar
Golden Empire (1979) 20 exemplar
The Golden Mountain (1990) 15 exemplar
At the Edge [Anthology 3-in-1] (2003) 10 exemplar
Hechicera (2009) 3 exemplar
sa Maxwell, Ann 2 exemplar
Winter Fire [Abridged Audio] (1997) 2 exemplar
The Rocking M Collection (2015) 2 exemplar
Dancer's Illusion 2 exemplar
Sólo tú (2007) 1 exemplar
L'amant du nevada (1999) 1 exemplar
Šero a hedvábí (1999) 1 exemplar
Treetops 1 exemplar
Prohibido (2008) 1 exemplar
Solo mía (2007) 1 exemplar
Beautiful Sarifice 1 exemplar
Fire Dancer 1 exemplar
Foundling 1 exemplar
Letní závrať (2014) 1 exemplar

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Namn enligt folkbokföringen
Maxwell, Ann Elizabeth Charters
Andra namn
Maxwell, Ann
Sun, Annalise
Lowell, Elizabeth (with Evan Maxwell)
Charters, Lowell (with Evan Maxwell)
Maxwell, A. E. (with Evan Maxwell)
Födelsedag
1944-04-05
Kön
female
Nationalitet
USA
Födelseort
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Bostadsorter
Madison, Wisconsin, USA (birth)
Pacific Northwest
Washington, USA
Utbildning
University of California, Riverside (BA|English Literature|1966)
Yrken
romance novelist
Relationer
Maxwell, Evan (husband)
Lowell, Heather (daughter)
Priser och utmärkelser
Romance Writers of America (Lifetime Achievement Award, 1994)
Särskiljningsnotis
Ann Elizabeth Charters Maxwell wrote as Ann Maxwell, Elizabeth Lowell, Annalise Sun and Lowell Charters. As A. E. Maxwell, she wrote in collaboration with her husband Evan Maxwell.

The A. E. Maxwell author page; however the two pages should not be combined due to the existence of another author called A. E. Maxwell.

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This started out well, but by page 100 had descended into silliness, full of spitefully jealous women and hypermasculine, brutish men. I really don't find murderous jealousy and controlling possessiveness very sexy. But I do love the idea of the Glendruid witch/clan/curse. That was really a lot of fun.

I'm giving it 3 stars mostly out of nostalgia, and in homage to my younger self that enjoyed this book at a time when I was just discovering the Romance genre had a subcategory of supernatural/magical romance, and was not very particular about healthy relationships.

Paperback, very tattered, bought at a secondhand shop.
… (mer)
 
Flaggad
Doodlebug34 | 10 andra recensioner | Jan 1, 2024 |
 
Flaggad
Kiri | 1 annan recension | Dec 24, 2023 |
This review may contain spoilers, so fair warning, upon reading the review.

Book Evaluation:
Plot: 🎞️🎞️🎞️🎞️🎞️
World Building:🌎🌎🌎🌎
Cover:📔📔📔📔📔
Hero: 🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻🦸🏻
Heroine:🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️🦸🏻‍♀️.5
Intimacy Level: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Relationship Building: 💒💒💒💒
Heart & Feels:💞💞💞💞
Witty/Banter/Reaction of Laughter: 😂😂😂
Page Turner Level:📖📖📖📖
Ending:🧧🧧🧧🧧
Overall View: ✨✨✨✨

First Impressions
Autumn Lover is the first book in the Maxwell duo series and is number five in the "Only" series. This story has been on my watchlist for the longest time and for almost a year I have been trying to get this one read. I am not sure why I have put off this book for the longest time, but I finally braved the wild frontier and grabbed up this book and it was actually way better than I expected. But also reading this made me realize why I don't read too many older historical's anymore, the angst was unreal in this book and the hero is a jerk alpha hero. So if that isn't for you, then I don't recommend it. But if you don't the jerk hero type, and love some great plot machinations and strong western themes, then I do recommend this one to you. It definitely has a storyline that will keep you on the edge of your seat and really delivers such a strong thought out story.

First Line
I hear you need a ramrod who can handle a gun

The Main Protagonists
The Hero: Hunter Maxwell
An Alpha Male, Gunslinger, On the hunt for revenge for the death of his family. Bitter about his late wife who had countless affairs and used him and mistrusts most women.

The Heroine: Elyssa Sutton
With her parents dead, its up to Elyssa to save her ranch from outlaws and rustlers. She loves pretty things but has never found a place where she has been accepted and loved for who she is. She lives and breathes her family's home.

Summary
When Elyssa Sutton returns from England to her family's home and ranch in Wyoming, following the end of the Civil War, everything her parents built is falling apart. With rustlers and scavengers picking the place clean, she will fight with everything she has to protect what is left. When Hunter Maxwell arrives, to be her foreman and to stop the destruction, she hires him on. Hunter is on the road to revenge against the Culpeppers who destroyed just about everyone he loved. He doesn't trust Elyssa, she is a beauty just like his late wife and wears satin dresses and he doesn't trust her to not flirt with every man within a mile of her. Hunter has been burned badly, and despite the unfair treatment he deals toward Elyssa, there is a strong connection that forms between them. But they are in great danger now and it will be a miracle if they survive the coming storm...

What I Loved
Autumn Lover wasn't a easy and light filled story. This is most definitely not for the faint of heart, but it was a solid story that packed quite a punch. It does have a writing style that was typical of authors back then, so keep that in mind. There is quite a bit of inner relationship angst in this story. But there is also a very well written plot and great storyline that will keep you moving forward on the story. We have some great character development here. The hero is a tough nut to crack, but eventually he redeems himself. We see such great torment in him over his past and losing his children, so he definitely is multi dimensional and it takes a while to get down to the heart but once you do then its pure gold. Then we have our heroine, whom I really loved. I just had a blast with her character. She has such spirit and genuine heart and intentions and I admired her strength. She stands up for herself which I really was endeared by. The plot of the story is what really makes this story shine. The author kept me on the edge of my seat all the way through this and I was so eager to see it play out in the end.

What I Struggled With
I really struggled with the angst and how the hero treats the heroine. This was really hard to see, because the heroine has such a tender heart. And the hero has all of these wrong misconceptions about her character and its really tough to see how hard he is on her and he can come off as very demeaning and almost bullying in some respects. So keep that in mind before reading this one if these characteristics might be triggering for you.

Overall View
Autumn Lover is a story that is full of autumn vibes, spicy angst, and a plot to keep you eager and involved....a solid win of a story!

Favorite Quote(s)
For Elyssa it was like being in one of her restless dreams—darkness and moonlight, the scent of rosemary and the rippling murmur of water, Hunter’s eyes watching her with a hunger that made her heart turn over.

“No one can stand upright on fire,” Elyssa whispered. “All you can do is sink into it…and let it burn.”

Autumn lover. I’ll remember you each year when leaves turn to fire.

Book Details (also in my shelves)
Sub Genre: Historical Romance
Time Era(s): American West, Civil War, Reconstruction
Character Types: Alpha Male, Jerk Hero, Tortured Hero
Themes: Angsty, Pining Heroine, Groveling Hero, Danger, Western, Autumn Fall Vibes
Tropes: Unrequited Lovers, Revenge, Age Gap

Book Perspective
3rd POV

Relationship Conflict vs Plot Conflict
Both

Song This Book Inspires
This Is My Trying-Taylor Swift

Recommendation For Reading Order
You can read as a standalone

Steam/Spice Explanations

Warmin' by the fire- a medium level of sexual tension, a balance of sexual and emotional intimacy, lighter on the details in the sexual moments.
… (mer)
 
Flaggad
addictofromance | 3 andra recensioner | Sep 10, 2023 |
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Flaggad
archivomorero | 1 annan recension | May 21, 2023 |

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Verk
139
Även av
4
Medlemmar
23,688
Popularitet
#884
Betyg
½ 3.7
Recensioner
337
ISBN
965
Språk
13
Favoritmärkt
34

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